Waste basket holder



March 17, 1959 F. MASSARI WASTE BASKET HOLDER Filed April 18, 1957Support Frank Massari IN V EN TOR.

9 BY $0M 2,877,976 WASTE BASKET Ho1 nr.R' wx-r m Application April 18,1957, Serial No. 653,679 3Claims.x onus- 313 v The present inventionrelates to certain new and useful improvements in a holder which isespecially, but not necessarily, adapted to support, clamp and hold awaste basket or an equivalent receptacle. 5

An object of the invention is to providea simple,-practical andeconomical holder which when in use will serve to support a waste basketin an appropriate out ofthe-way position and preferably elevated abovethe floor or other surface in a manner to more satisfactorily cope withdripping from damp and wet foods and waste products and to in thismanner reduce to a minimum the accumulation or attraction of ants andother insects.

Another object of the invention is to provide a waste basket holderwhich lends itself to installation on the inside of a door in a cabinetbeneath a kitchen sink or a similarly constructed and performing cabinetin a bathroom or other places where space is limited and a waste basketis needed.

A further object of the invention is to structurally, functionally andotherwise improve upon brackets, racks, shelves and so on which havebeen offered by others in attempting to aptly and elfectually solve thespace problem and other requirements attending the supporting andhandling of waste baskets and similar receptacles in the home andelsewhere.

Briefly, the invention in its preferred embodiment is characterized by awall-type fixture. The fixture, in turn, has a foot or an equivalentmember to support the bottom of the waste basket. The upper portion ofthe waste basket is embraced by an appropriate metal or an equivalentflat-faced band. The ends of the band overlap and provide an adjustableand detachable connection between themselves and an upper portion of thefixture. A simple, insertable and removable wedge makes the attachmentof the band-ends to the fixture easy and practical.

Other objects, features and advantages will become more readily apparentfrom the following description of the details, the views in the drawingand the claims.

In the drawing, wherein like numerals are employed to designate likeparts throughout the views:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the improved waste basket holder, thebasket itself being shown in phantom lines;

Fig. 2 is a view on an enlarged scale which may be treated as a centralvertical sectional view with portions appearing in elevation and withportions broken away;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on the plane of the line 33 of Fig. 2.

The waste basket or equivalent receptacle which is to be hung andsupported is denoted by the numeral 4. A principal part of the holder isthe bracket or fixture 6 and equally important is the clamp 8. Thefixture is characterized by a plastic, metal or an equivalent hollowbase. In elevation, the base may be said to be vertically elongated. Itcomprises a plate or web portion 10 having a pair of laterally bent,longitudinal side flanges 12 and similar bent upper and lower transverseor end I 2,877,976 Patented Mar. 17,- 1959 flanges 14 and 16. A suitableportion of the plate is indented at 18 and provided with a hole for anattaching screw or similar fastener 19. The indentation accommodates thehead of the screw so that it will not interfere with the portion ofthewall of the basket 4 which rests against the plate. At the bottom theplate is provided with a rest which may be described as a foot 20 and itisatop this that the bottom of the basket rests. Experimental modelshave shown that it is possible to strikea portion or tongue out and tobend it into a horizontal position to function as the foot 20. There isa centrally disposed opening 22 in the top flange to accommodate theinsertable and removable retaining wedge 24. Rectangular slots 26 and 28are provided in the side flanges just below the level of the end flange14, and these serve to accommodate the end portions 30 and 32 of theresilient metal or equivalent clamping band 34, This bandis referred tobroadly as a detachable and adjustable clamp and obviously it functionsto encircle or embrace the upper portion of the waste basket. The endsof the band are passed through the aligned slots 26 and 28 and infactbeyond the slots in-the manner shown in Figs. 1 and 3 Where they are inposition to be bound frictionally when the wedge is inserted. In otherwords, when the wedge is passed down through the hole 22, one edge bearsagainst the surface of the plate as seen in Fig. 2 and the other edgebinds against the adjacent band-ends. Consequently, the band-ends arepressed frictionally and firmly together and are bound in theirrespective slots 26 and 28. The band-ends are bowed slightly as seen inFig. 3, and the bowed portions span the space between the flanges 12.

As before mentioned, a fixture and band when constructed and assembledin the manner herein disclosed provide a highly satisfactory and anefficient holder for a receptacle such as a waste basket, garbage pailor similar container.

A careful consideration of the specification in conjunction with thedrawing will enable the reader to obtain a clear understanding of theconstruction and use of the invention. Therefore, a more extensivedescription is believed to be unnecessary.

Changes in shape, size, materials and rearrangement of parts comingwithin the spirit of the invention and scope of the invention as claimedmay be resorted to in actual practice without departing from theinventive concept.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. A holder for a waste basket comprising a vertically elongated fixtureembodying a base having a plate with lateral spaced parallel sideflanges and transverse upper and lower end flanges, said upper endflange having an opening therein, said side flanges having band slotsand said slots being in alignment with each other and positioned justbelow said upper end flange, said plate having a horizontal outstandingfoot to support a waste basket bottom, a basket encircling and clampingband having end portions passing slidably but snugly through and beyondsaid slots and overlapping each other, and an insertable andwithdrawable wedge fitting down through said opening and wedged betweensaid plate and adjacent cooperating portions of said overlappingband-end portions and frictionally binding said band-end portions intheir intended positions.

2. A holder for a waste basket comprising a base embodying a plate withlateral spaced parallel side flanges cooperating with the plate anddefining a base which is channel-shaped in cross section, said platebeing further provided at an upper end with a flange laterally bent andsubstantially closing the upper end of said channel, said flange havinga wedge accommodating opening therein in alignment with the channel,said side flanges being provided in a plane below the plane of saidupper flange with band-end slots and said slots being in alignment witheach other, said plate being provided with means for receiving andsupporting the bottom of a waste basket, a basket encircling andclamping band having end portions passing slidably through said slotsand overlapping each other at a place in alignment with said channel andbetween said side flanges, and an insertable and withdrawable wedgefitting down through said opening and wedged between said plate andadjacent overlapping portions of the band-ends and cooperating with theplate and band-ends in binding the latter frictionally against relativesliding movement in relation to said slots.

3. A holder for a readily applicable and removable receptacle comprisinga fixture adapted to be mounted for convenient and accessible use on astationary support surface such as a wall, cabinet 'door or the like,said fixture comprising a base embodying a plate the lower end portionof which is struck-out and bent laterally to provide a basket receivingand supporting foot, said plate being further provided along itslengthwise edges with laterally bent spaced parallel flanges defining achannel between themselves, the upper end of the plate being providedwith a third flange laterally bent and cooperating with the upper endsof said first named flanges and bridg ing said channel, saidupper endflange being provided with a wedge accommodating opening, said sideflanges having first and second band-end slots in alignment with eachother, and a flexibly resilient clamping band having free end portions,one end portion passing slidingly and removably through said first andsecond slots respectively and bridging the space between the slots, theother end portion passing in an opposite direction between theReferences Cited in the file of this patent UNITED. STATES PATENTS D.164,692 Kelley Oct. 2, 1951 1,288,839 Conrad et a1, Dec. 24, 19181,740,364 Dal Maso Dec. 17, 1929 2,451,550 Haller Oct. 19, 1948 SmithSept. 2-8, 1954

